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do_v not_o mean_v to_o say_v what_o every_o believer_n do_v sensible_o receive_v but_o what_o god_n have_v appoint_v by_o this_o sacrament_n to_o convey_v and_o what_o may_v be_v receive_v by_o a_o believer_n in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o it_o not_o always_o to_o his_o own_o sense_n but_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o ordinance_n i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o which_o some_o affirm_v but_o it_o be_v apocryphal_a of_o the_o manna_n which_o the_o israelite_n do_v eat_v that_o it_o have_v the_o taste_n that_o every_o man_n desire_v but_o this_o i_o may_v say_v that_o as_o calvin_n of_o himself_o when_o i_o have_v 7._o instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 17._o §._o 7._o say_v all_o i_o have_v say_v but_o little_a the_o tongue_n be_v overcome_v yea_o the_o mind_n be_v overwhelm_v i_o say_v then_o in_o one_o word_n 1._o christ_n be_v here_o receive_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n into_o intimate_a union_n as_o the_o nourishment_n of_o our_o soul_n what_o be_v more_o we_o 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